Interpretive Programs Assistant (Crown Point)

New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation; Town of Crown Point (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation is seeking an Interpretive Programs Assistant to serve as the second in command at a historic site. You will oversee educational programs, develop tours and outreach, supervise staff and volunteers, and manage payroll and financial reporting while coordinating archives, library, and museum operations.

The role emphasizes partnership-building with community organizations and NYS agency partners to advance cultural and environmental

Qualifications

• Five years of experience developing and conducting a professional program of interpretation in historic houses/sites/movements.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in historic preservation, museum studies, education, history, American studies, anthropology, or architectural history with one year of interpretation experience.
• If applying via NY HELPS, candidates must meet open-competitive minimum qualifications for the title.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all educational and interpretive programs at the site.
• Research, develop, and deliver site tours, educational programs, and outreach initiatives.
• Supervise site staff and site activities in the absence of the Historic Site Manager.
• Enter payroll, report attendance and revenue, make bank deposits, conduct purchasing, and create financial reports.
• Directly oversee organization and administration of the site archives, library, museum, and museum shop.
• Supervise customer service, interpretive staff, interns and volunteers.
• Develop partnerships with community organizations and attend meetings with regional and NYS agency partners.

Job description

Duties Description

Under the direction of the Historic Site Manager, the Interpretive Programs Assistant will serve as the second in command for the historic site. Job duties will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Oversee all educational and interpretive programs.
• Research, develop, and deliver site tours, educational programs, and outreach initiatives.
• Supervise site staff and site activities in the absence of the Historic Site Manager.
• Enter payroll, report attendance and revenue, make bank deposits, conduct purchasing, and create financial reports.
• Directly oversee the organization and administration of the site archives, library, museum, and museum shop.
• Supervise customer service and interpretive staff, interns and volunteers.
• Develop partnerships with community organizations, heritage, cultural, and environmental education organizations; attend meetings with regional and other NYS agency partners.

Duties Description

Under the direction of the Historic Site Manager, the Interpretive Programs Assistant will serve as the second in command for the historic site. Job duties will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Oversee all educational and interpretive programs.
• Research, develop, and deliver site tours, educational programs, and outreach initiatives.
• Supervise site staff and site activities in the absence of the Historic Site Manager.
• Enter payroll, report attendance and revenue, make bank deposits, conduct purchasing, and create financial reports.
• Directly oversee the organization and administration of the site archives, library, museum, and museum shop.
• Supervise customer service and interpretive staff, interns and volunteers.
• Develop partnerships with community organizations, heritage, cultural, and environmental education organizations; attend meetings with regional and other NYS agency partners.

Minimum Qualifications

If Civil Service Eligible list(s) exist, they will be canvassed. Candidates must be reachable on the current eligible list(s) to be considered for appointment. You may also apply if you are eligible for appointment or reinstatement by one of the following qualifications:

If you have previous or current employment at a NYS agency, to be considered for this position, a review of your state history is needed. Please provide the last four digits of your social security number in your email response or on your resume. If you are not comfortable providing this information in your response, a representative from our office may contact you.

NY HELPS Or 55-b/c Qualifications:

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*

To Be Considered For Appointment Through NY HELPS, Or 55-b/c, Candidates Must Meet The Open-competitive Minimum Qualifications For This Position. The Qualifications Are:

Either 1: five years of experience developing and conducting a professional program of interpretation in either a historic house; historic site; historic park; the history section of a museum; or in the interpretation section of a governmental agency having responsibility for historic house museums, historic sites, or a cultural center providing professional-level cultural or historic exhibits.

Or 2: a bachelor's degree or higher in historic preservation, museum studies, education, history, American studies, anthropology, or architectural history AND one year of experience developing and conducting a professional program of interpretation in either a historic house; historic site; historic park; the history section of a museum; or in the interpretation section of a governmental agency having responsibility for historic house museums, historic sites, or a cultural center providing professional-level cultural or historic exhibits.

If you are a veteran or an individual with a disability and would like to apply for the Department of Civil Service’s 55-b/c Program, please visit https://www.cs.ny.gov/rp55/ for more information.

• Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. This information can be found at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.

Reassignment Qualifications:

Current NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Employees only, with at least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service as an Interpretive Programs Assistant; if you have less than one year, you must be reachable on the current Interpretive Programs Assistant eligible list for this location.

70.1 Transfer Qualifications:

At least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service as a Historic Preservation Program Analyst, SG 18. Only the title listed is eligible for transfer.

For all transfers noted, a comprehensive list of titles approved for transfer is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/.

Paid Time Off:

The NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation offers a generous benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

• PEF: 44 days - 13 Vacation days, 13 Sick days, and 5 Personal Leave days, 13 Holidays.
• PEF: Three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional development.

Health Care Benefits:

• Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs.
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost.

Additional Benefits:

• New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
• NYS Deferred Compensation
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Paid Parental / Family Leave

To learn more about our benefits, visit: https://parks.ny.gov/employment/benefits.aspx.

• NY HELPS PROGRAM:

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a permanent non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Employees appointed via the NY HELPS program are restricted for promotional appointment until their position is covered-in to the competitive class by the New York State Civil Service Commission (CSC), or they otherwise obtain permanent competitive status. The CSC has recently covered-in employees who were appointed via NY HELPS on a permanent or contingent permanent basis between June 26, 2024 and June 11, 2025. Notification to employees regarding a change in their status is forthcoming. You may wish to apply if you received a permanent NY HELPS appointment to a qualifying title within these timeframes and are interested in this opportunity. Your eligibility for promotion will be reviewed by Human Resources. Employees with a permanent NY HELPS appointment occurring effective 6/12/25 or later will be addressed with a subsequent cover-in.

Additional location pay is available for the following counties: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, NYC-Manhattan, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, and Putnam.

This position may require a background check and/or medical exam prior to appointment.